The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: 1. Coronavirus | Latest numbers The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India stands at 90588 with the death toll at 2874. 2. Last day of Lockdown 3.0 Today marks the last day of Lockdown 3.0 and new rules are expected to be announced for a new phase of the lockdown. 3. Final tranche of Aatmanirbhar package at 11 a.m Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded her Saturday press conference by saying "The final tranche of the stimulus package will be announced in an 11 am briefing tomorrow." A slew of announcements were also made on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 4. Ship from Maldives with 588 Indians to arrive in Kochi today In its Phase 2 of Operation Samudra Setu, INS Jalashwa left Male for Kochi with 588 Indian citizens including 70 women, 21 children and 497 on board on Saturday morning. 5. 127 Afghans to return on special flight from Pune 127 Afghanistan nationals stranded in Pune due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown will be flown on a special flight to their country on Sunday. 6. Internet ban in Hooghly to be lifted today The West Bengal government on Saturday informed the Calcutta High Court that an order of suspension of internet services in parts of Hooghly district will be lifted on Sunday. Clashes had erupted in the Telinipara area of the district on May 10 after members of a community were allegedly taunted and addressed as “corona” by a handful of people belonging to another group. 7. Bundesliga football returns Bayern Munich, who is chasing an eighth straight title, is playing Union Berlin on Sunday. 8. Cyclonic storm likely to bring heavy rain in coastal Bengal districts The system is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening and move north-northwestwards till May 17, regional Met director G.K. Das said. It is very likely to recurve north-northeastwards thereafter towards West Bengal coast from May 18 to 20, he said. 9. Odisha urges Centre to temporarily suspend ‘Shramik Special’ trains The Odisha government urged the Centre to temporarily suspend running of ‘Shramik Special’ trains to the state’s coastal districts in view of the impending cyclonic storm that is likely to intensify from Sunday. 10. Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr’s condition ‘stabilising’ but still on ventilator support 11. ‘American Idol’ renewed for season four by ABC Broadcasting company ABC has renewed singing reality show American Idol for a fourth season. The news comes ahead of the current season’s live finale on Sunday. Morning Filter will return tomorrow |
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